Come for the games, stay for the drama.
Finished William Gibson’s “The Peripheral”. A barely employed woman from a rural near future subs for her brother as a game beta tester and sees a gruesome murder in the game which seems set in a London of the far future. But, it’s not a game, the death is real, she’s the only one who … Read more
Took a chance on the film adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s “Radio Free Albemuth”. Really reminds me of one of those sixties or seventies science fiction movies — no real special effects, just telling a story. In this case, a story where an actor portraying Philip K. Dick himself is both the narrator and a … Read more
It was an odd chain of coincidences, we thought — Escobert sends us through a secret tunnel, straight into a kobold and cultist ambush. Then he sends us to a mill — straight into a cultist and mercenary, this time, ambush. ————- The burning mill behind us tossed our shadows at our feet as we … Read more
Spend enough time in a kobold suit, and you begin to understand them, a little. The sideways sneers from those who don’t understand. All the gnomes in the lab calling you a “scaly”. But you need to really know your enemy in order to truly ridicule them. Honor them, I mean. Really, two sides of … Read more
I’ve never seen such a tough crowd. I do mean crowd. The humans are stepping on each other’s shadows, and even we more compact sort are having to watch our step. Still, they seem upset, and why? How often do you get to see a DRAGON? I haven’t seen one in a long time. Well, … Read more